INDIA
Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea filed a complaint with police alleging that she was beaten up by Byculla Prison officials even as her medical examination found that she had "received some injuries." A senior medical officer of the state-run J J Hospital said today that Indrani's allegation of being beaten up by the prison officials appears to be true.
Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea on Thursday filed a complaint with police alleging that she was beaten up by Byculla Prison officials even as her medical examination found that she had "received some injuries."
The 44-year-old former media executive, booked for rioting in the women's prison along with other inmates, was on Wednesday given permission by a special CBI court to lodge her complaint with the city police after undergoing a medical examination in a hospital here.
Following the court's direction, Indrani went to the Nagpada police station at around 12.30 am and submitted a written application, a senior police officer said.
In her complaint, she also alleged that she was hurt when the prison officials cane-charged the inmates after they gathered to vent their anger at the death of a fellow-inmate, the officer said.
Indrani was among nearly 200 inmates of the Byculla Jail booked by Nagpada police for rioting and other offences after they staged a protest over the death of a convict, Manju Govind Shette (45).
Shette died at the government-run J J Hospital on June 23 after allegedly being beaten up by a woman official of the jail.
The next day, enraged women inmates rose in protest, some of them went up to the prison's roof, while others made a bonfire of newspapers and documents inside the premises to express their anger, a police official said.
In her plea to the court, Indrani had alleged that she was beaten up and threatened of sexual assault by the jail officials for joining a protest in the prison.
She was produced in the court on Wednesday after she moved an application.
Considering her plea, special CBI judge J C Jagdale said Indrani be first taken for a medical examination and later to the Nagpada police station in the city to file her complaint.
Indrani had told the court that she was threatened and assaulted after she said that she would give a statement (in connection with the case) to a magistrate under section 164 CrPC, which unlike a police statement is admissible in court.
Indrani said she had witnessed the prisoner being allegedly assaulted and when enquired about Manju's health she was told that she was fine but later learnt that she passed away.
She said that after a case was registered in connection with Manju's death, she came forward as as a witness and told the jail officials about that.
"I was hit on the hand and legs... I can barely walk," Indrani alleged and added that the superintendent told her 'tu witness banne ja rahi hai.... tereko bhi dekh lenge'.
She said the superintendent threatened her, saying "We will do the same thing that we did to Manju".
Later, the Nagpada police booked nearly 200 inmates of the Byculla jail, including Indrani, for rioting, unlawful assembly, assault on a public servant and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
An official from the prison department had alleged that Indrani "instigated" the inmates by asking them to shun food and "use their children as shields" when prison staffers tried to stop them from agitating and gathering together.
A senior medical officer of the state-run J J Hospital said today that Indrani's allegation of being beaten up by the prison officials appears to be true.
"Indrani has received some blunt injuries and other (injuries) as well. Her claims of being beaten up appear to be true as per our check-up," a medical officer of the hospital, where Indrani's medical examination was conducted, told.
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